Means for carbonating liquids.



H; ALLIOT.

MEANS FOR CARBONATING LIQUIDS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1911.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

CO LUMBIA PLANOORAPH COHWASHINGTON, D. c.

HECTOR ALLIOT, or hos ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MEANS FOR cnneonnrnve L ouins.

Application filed May 20, 1911. Serial No. 628,582.

To all whom it may concern: 7 V

Be it known that I, HECTOR ALLIOT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county or" Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Means for Carbonating Liquids, of which the following is a specification.

The chief object ofthe present invention is to provide means by which carbon dioxid gas can be produced and applied to certain uses automatically, spontaneously, and at small cost. Its general application is to the carbonating of beverages, and to preventing and arresting fermentation and oxidation in solid and liquid foods by the chemical-production and practical application of carbon dioxid gas under pressure Within a vessel containing the substance to be carbonated Various forms of the generator may be employed in conducting the process and in each case the process consists inthe retarded automatic and spontaneous. production of carboii"dioxid gas by the chemical reaction of an alkali and a base in compressedffor n and in contact with a suitable liquid, as 'Water. A, i V Tartaric acid and bi-carbonate of soda are the acid and base preferred for common use. form.

lncarryingout this invention the acid an'dbase may be in the form of one or more compressed bodies as pellets ortablets, in

i the proportion byiveight of one part of the v acid to three parts of thebase.

In performing the operation, Water to the amount of six times that of the tabletis required but an excessive quantity of water may be used. I

Figure 1 is'av ewof av lfetils l ct-r edinaccordance with th s invention. Fig, 2 is a'v evv'of as1phon bottle constructed in The accompanying drawings illustrate several forms of apparatus invented by fine i or thep'uifpose of carrying outthis'inven accordance with this invention. Dotted lines indicate the charging, position of the earbonating jltie'eptacle sho n which has been removed "after charg ng the V v, Flg. la gh a s a form of carbon:

vessel.

\ aim-"with" removable generator as "applied Specification of Letters Patent These maybe used in any practical I Patented Aug. 19 15.

to fruit jars or cans. Fig.4 is a-viewof the top of a Soda Water bottle provided with a generating stopper in accordancewith this invention. Fig. 5 is a View of another form lll'WlllCll .a generator is madein the form of a stopper.

As a first step in carrying out this inven tion, tablets composed of the requisite acid and alkali astartaric acidand bi-ca-rbonate of soda in powdered fon'n and in proportion of l to 3 by Weight andthoroughly mixed will be compressed by hydraulic pressure in a common tablet compressing machine to a hard solid form.

Inthe form shown inFig. l, the vessel 1 is provided With a threaded neck 2' onto which is screwed the generator body or restrength" to retain gas under a desirable pressure with a safe co-eilicient of strength forthe purposesrequired; I

To carbonate liquid with apparatus'of the character-shown in Fige 1, the vessel :1

win fii-a be filled asidesired with the-liquid,

as Water, cider, syrup, fruit 1' for thelike to carbonated, and'thenthe re? ceptacle 3 Will be screwed onto the neck :2 and thecap 8 being "removed, the chamber of the bocly will be supplied with a chargeof Water exceedingfabout six times ti e the Weight of one of the tablets. Then a'tabl'et 10 Will be dropped into th charg'epf Water f nd 11 1 11 jv1 1be p e" The f ic nvhie ihl i iikfi nae emanate demand alkali in 'cdntactfvvith the Water; generate carb' .dibxid lii h'fl i g thr h h i adfifli t b essel and chiigestheliquid eonquickly; screwed into the closure; forined by the cap befixed V ter'nally threaded tubuler stopper 13 providedatits lower end Witha valve seat 14 1 againstwhich it is arra'nged'to'seat mvalve having e f stem [16' extending- Iup into the I, -bo1fe'17 of the stopper onto the top of Which" projects downward-from the 'fi'oorj5 to. dej press the he'adlS mid opens the valve when close -the 7. alve 11.5.5

is screwedaf perforatedjuhead 18 between which end the floor of theeavity in the stop-' per {his interposed a' 'spring l9 'tonormally serewedsonto the valve 7 .QVThe tube: 6 of the removable generator the; generator is v screwed into place on {the 's'topperjlii 'whieh iii' thistilistan'ee vforms a neekto' take the place ofthe neck in' Figfl; 'I'n theform shown in Fig. "8; theoapfil v 1 of the vesseli'that ifi'this instenceis a! fruit 1 121K321; is 'provided Withthe samejforirf of contrimnceas that f shown in Fig; 2, excepttains the Valve stem and spring v and the head When e SQreWed into-place end'releases the same; allowing the; valve to close aftei i he geeemtq isnns r we eal bo lating[operation eom'munioation lbetweefl the interior of the EVBSSQl-llld theexterna l air-Q n hesbwfl fie wit is f m, th e fbe yellowed and applied to "other After the 'ohzu g f terator may v'vided With*ahoHowglass or porcelain stop- ;pe 1".f"3'5 providedi iternellyiwith'ga tube 36 f' and alsoproiiided with a sorew' Cap 37, The;

' tlibel 36 oommun eatesi Withthe :bottle wheh;

V d'in 'pla ceb'y the commo Ve "arrangenientr 38fiille meticel sealilgg-is, eflec e bythe"rubb'ergesket 39; 'Tofchairge the bottle; the liquid to beicairboiiatd Twill V rst b pl edithe imhen-' e-l ll W91:L;

1 pergwillf b'e-applied-jend a} chargeiio f ater 5 'put'fintoj-the yeceptelole ;Ltheii the eo 1preSsed 1 ablet will be fput 1 into .7 whe ehdithejzeaip j' Said valve "may i be.

stem for convenience: 1 g

. ilig. I By ing that instead-of threading the genemtor '"internally to; screw onto :a"; ne'ok the gen- 'rerator; body is threaded externallyat' the f bottomi-tos'orew into a, sooket 3'3 WhlCl I COIl- I: lowe endfoflthe tube 6- depresses the valve fbon ating wo ks, I

of other user to oarbonete his own beveregeg; 95 V d at'the endof-the v I The Jgenemtorjini V. this ilistax ce ;forms+a :{stopper that closes" 0 t at he; Pr ce as'endfor. thepui'pose set forthe 7 I The combination with: 'a'ivesseleviiig;

:"1,14s,s17 V I to for the reason that the COI ltG IItS of the v receptacle 1, 11, 32 of .34 as theoasemay be Will preferably bepure' Water'such' as a-I'n'ineiial Water or; distilled ater Whereas the 'w'zuter'i'ised in the receptacle 3 or *35 as the. case may be will be contaminated by the chemicals that afe'used 'toproducethe. gas}.

In practical use solid tablets of acid and For charging the ,contentsof a gram of acid and three gramsof tartaric'a'cid. YThe fSediIQent result- 7 i from the chemical reaction Willeloea Very;

small quantity of tartmte of soda which Will be inocuous and cenbereadilywashed out When the genemto'ris i'emovedfor'rechergthus supplying a closed Yvessel'wi ith substance to be carbonated elidtheh supply;

-ingto a receptacle eommlinioatihg there? with, a; charge of Water 7 andsa" solid 'compressedbody ofe'; -compositio 1 composed of acid and alkali tu'ally charged in' the proportmn'statedefid: Lth'en' closing; thejreeeptaole, the liquid or r Otl16Li,S1lb StLIlQ6 l-H the Vessel can be efiem 9o for domestic or other use;

without? 'thenecessity of bottling or eat.-

thus enabling the domestie Way;

. fruits" etc; 111 a'convenieht a idinex ensive a a e :Itis'thii's seen that; I h'alve' proirided la fi omfthe bottom of-the stopper: at a: disten'e -muiiicet lig with the interio r'of 'the Vessel,-=

of. eai bonating thebev "ei a-ge' ean ibe cerri'ed outin a very simple :manne'r by simply zipplying' thei zstoppei'i to i the the afiessel, removing the cap; insei tihg tablet ld' s ppl n the vi e e y; iqu d,

and thenfser'ewing the; cap; iot thefstoppei' W 1 tightly "in place before-thevtablethas greatly I 110 dissolved that the stopper' cejn be read- 7 r, .7 i 're iaveil b efwo -u e ole-1,111+:

as distilled; water of v a; hollow v stopperi'de 1 eliablylm' oufited Ion the yessel 'gtn'd compris 'i at hecep tecle rfo irf chemicals,

hollow capgt 1 extending ,zf-romethe bise of "the" topper to ilc'aipjeliddeta ehedfrom thecepIsubst'ehtially c 7 H v V an o iifieeafld designed to eofiteih jwiteiiori roriiofthe. LIZ-handling of-jth 1 ,ed to' close sai ehemieleei 7 e 1e detzichablee thefieeepteole, a tube 1 21 Th eombi fiitiofi ivithfai'kisel hav i igi w 12 tevemges, 556a receptacle ,de'tacheblylmount- 1 d ,orifice end de igned to hold if: h oper iinginto tend extemlg ing up from said orifice to above the level of Intestimony whereof, I have hereunto set the top edge of the receptacle, anda detachmy hand at Los Angeles California, this able hollow cap screw-threaded onto the re- 8th day, of May, 1911 ceptacle and spaced apart and free from said HECTOR ALLIOT. 5 tube so that the receptacle cannot be filled so v In presence ofas to overflow into the tube when the cap is JAMES, TOWNSEND,

detached. L. BELLE RICE.

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